ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,016, issued on June 10, was assigned to INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC (Troy, Mich.).
"Lock mechanism with ice breaking mechanism" was invented by Hua Yong (Shanghai), Xiao Yao (Shanghai), Huang Xinran (Shanghai) and Wang Yangfei (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock mechanism with an ice breaking mechanism. The lock mechanism is composed of a lock ring, an engagement plate, a pawl, a shaft, an engagement plate driving rod, a pawl release lever, a release lever, a support, a swinging claw, a tensioning wheel, a cable, a pulley, a limiting member, a supporting arm, a fixed shaft, a pull rod, a spring, a swinging ice breaking arm, an ic...